Must Watch: TV Ad on Transgender People and Bathrooms Debuts at RNC

In Texas and across the country, the fight for LGBTQ equality continues.

A powerful new ad raising awareness about transgender people and Republican policies aimed at discriminating against them will air during the Republican National Convention this week.

The ad was created by Fairness USA, a coalition of LGBTQ rights groups from around the country. It shows how transphobic policies like so-called “bathroom bills” put the safety and well-being of transgender Americans at risk:

Here in Texas, it is totally legal for transgender people to be fired, denied housing, or otherwise turned away just because of who they are. According to a survey conducted in 2012, most trans Texans have experienced some form of discrimination or harassment in employment, education, and healthcare access.

Raising awareness about the lives of transgender people is a crucial part of gathering public support for legal protections against discrimination.

The ad will debut on FOX News on July 21, and will air on MSNBC a week later during the Democratic National Convention. To accompany this ad campaign, the Equality Texas Foundation has also released an extended version of a TV ad featuring a transgender man in Houston:

Subscribe

Don't worry, we only send good stuff.

Start typing

Search form

A bit more...

You might be asking yourself, what is Progress Texas Institute and how is it different from Progress Texas.

Progress Texas Insitute is our 501(c)(3) non-profit, which is an IRS tax status that allows donations to be deductible for federal income tax purposes. Work under this status has strict limits on lobbying and political activity. We do our issue education and civic engagement work under this status.

Progress Texas is our 501(c)(4) which is also a non-profit, but donations are NOT deductible for federal income tax purposes. Work under this status has more flexibility for lobbying and political activity.

We split our work between these two organizations depending on the nature of the project.